# BEDFORDSHIRE ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 262813
- **Other names:** BEDFORDSHIRE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, BEDFORD SINFONIA
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Aug. 17, 1971
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=262813


## Contact

- **Address:** Dominic Mills & Co, 11 Grove Place, BEDFORD
- **Postcode:** MK40 3JJ
- **Phone:** 07759221211
- **Email:** chair@bedfordsymphony.com
- **Website:** www.bedfordsymphony.com



## Activities

**Activities:** The Society exists primarily to promote musical education in Bedfordshire.In furtherance of this aim, the Society runs two orchestras; the Bedfordshire Symphony Orchestra and the Bedford Sinfonia.The Society regularly organises and promotes in excess of ten classical music concerts each year in and around Bedford featuring performances by its two orchestras.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bedford
- Buckinghamshire
- Central Bedfordshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | £34659 | £42603 | — | — |
| July 31, 2024 | £25712 | £36141 | — | — |
| July 31, 2023 | £34999 | £37753 | — | — |
| July 31, 2022 | £24645 | £25816 | — | — |
| July 31, 2021 | £4032 | £1134 | — | — |
| July 31, 2020 | £17654 | £20089 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Karen Lesley Mason** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 21, 2025
- Ann Louise Collins — appointed April 3, 2025
- Dominic Mark Mills — appointed Oct. 8, 2014
- Elizabeth Joanna Ploszajski — appointed May 15, 2025
- Jane Deborah Sieling — appointed Oct. 2, 2025